<p><span style="color:#696969">Our little bundle of joy comes along and we spend the first few months in an absolute daze as we figure out what the hell we are doing.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">Between the sterilising, nappy changing, cuddling, bottle warming, food processing, walking, burping, cleaning, playing,&nbsp;washing&nbsp;and, if you&#39;re lucky, sleeping it takes a while before you realise what becoming a parent means for your future life.</span></p>

<p><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/parents"><span style="color:#696969">Buzzfeed</span><span style="color:#696969"> </span></a><span style="color:#696969">asked parents to share this moment of clarity with the hashtag #youknowyoureaparentwhen.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">Only a parent will understand some of our favourite answers:</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">... dinner is worn, not eaten</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">...your entire phone is filled with pictures of your kid and nothing else!!! My favorite person in the whole world!</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">...you&rsquo;ve mastered snack-making for several kids &hellip; one-handed</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">...your boots have owl stickers on them</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">...you haven&#39;t seen the the news for 6 years but you know Nick Jnr&#39;s programme schedule by heart!</span></p>

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<p><span style="color:#696969">...Your not alone when going to toilet!</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">... you spend 5 hours making a cake that gets destroyed in 10 seconds.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">&hellip;7am is sleeping in</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">...I&#39;m going be the life and soul of the party; as long as it ends at 8:30pm</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">...you&nbsp;just made a coffee with a calpol spoon!&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="color:#696969">...going to a parent teacher conference is officially a date</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#696969">Share your moment&nbsp;in the comments.</span></p>
